2026-03-04
In the Shadow of Loss
The sound of brakes slicing through the rain curtain, the instant the big truck crashed, I clung tightly to Norma in the car safety seat. When I awoke again, Cameron gripped my hand, his eyes bloodshot: "Fiona, Norma... she's dead." My world came crashing down. I swallowed half a bottle of sleeping pills, but Cameron pulled me back. He held me, his voice shaking, "Norma is gone, I can't lose you too!" I sobbed, striking him, "It's my fault for not protecting her! Let me die with her!" He held my hand tightly, his eyes steady: "We'll get through this together, for Norma, and for me." I thought life could return to normal. Until that day, when I caught him...